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Antique French Abattant Desk Fall Front Secretary Chest Drawers Renaissance Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
gorgeous ORNATE French oak "abattant" chest of drawers with fall front desk/secretary~~four WIDE drawers
Category
Antique 1880s French Renaissance Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Mahogany French Empire Style Fall Front Secretary
Located in Westfield, MA
capitals and bases, lending a sense of classical elegance. The fall-front desk opens to reveal a
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
English Mahogany Fall Front Secretary With Bookcase. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
doors with adjustable shelves, Satinwood string inlay, fall front desk with fitted interior and original
Category
Antique 1780s British George III Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century French Leather Bureau with Red Linen Interior Lining
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This 19th century French leather bureau features a fall front desk which opens to reveal two
Category
Antique 1860s French Desks
Materials
Leather
1800
s Antique Cont
al Gothic Revival, Black P
d, Armorial, Fall-Front Secretary
Located in Austin, TX
painted, Armorial, Fall Front desk. A stunning piece that stands as a testament to the craftsmanship of
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
English Mahogany and Satinwood Fall Front Secretary with Bookcase C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
revealing adjustable interior shelving, fall front desk with leather writing surface, satinwood interior
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
English Mahogany Secretary with Fitted Desk Drawer Late 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany secretary with fitted fall front desk.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Fall-Front Secretary in Birch, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
birch with fall-front desk opening to reveal drawers and compartments with original pulls. The base
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Birch
English Regency Mahogany Fall Front Inlaid Secretary with Bookcase, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
, upper hinged glass bookcase revealing three interior adjustable shelves, fall front desk with Greek key
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Charleston Mahogany Linen Press With Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
front desk, original brasses, and ending on incised beveled feet. All original.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Linen Presses
North German Biedermeier Fall-front Secretary/Chest of Drawers, c. 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
beneath fall-front desk with original turned ivory pulls on interior drawers and center compartment
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Vintage Inlaid French Bombe Drop Front Desk Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual highly-inlaid French fall-front desk or secretaire of dramatic 'bombe' form, the whole
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Paneled Walnut Rotary Library Desk by Wooton, Indianapolis, Circa 1890
By Wooton Desk Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
nooks for papers and small objects.
As in a "secrétaire à abattant" or in a fall front desk, the main
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Desks
Materials
Walnut
Johnson Bros, Satinwood Marquetry
Bronze Secrétaire à Abattant, c1910
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Intricately inlaid Johnson Bros. French Biedermeier style Secrétaire à Abattant (fall front desk
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Bronze
English Geo III Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome English George III flame mahogany butlers desk, graduated shelves over fall front desk
Category
Antique 19th Century English Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Inlaid Walnut Secretary, late 19th Century
Located in NYC, NY
Biedermeier style oval secretary cabinet with fall-front desk.
Intricate inlay, good
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Italian Handpainted Secretary / Desk in Chinoiserie Design
Located in Dallas, TX
two doors revealing three shelves and two small drawers, in the lower part is a beautiful fall front
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wool
Swedish 19th Century Clock Cabinet Drop-Leaf Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish 19th century clock cabinet with three glass doors over a compartimilized fall front desk
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Walnut and Burl Walnut Fall Front Writing Desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early Fall Front Writing Desk. Unusually finished on all four sides, shaped writing surface above
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Desks
Materials
Burl, Walnut
Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Wood Slant Fall Front Secretary Desk Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Midcentury Danish modern teak wood slant fall front secretary desk cabinet. Item features fitted
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century French Secretaire
Located in High Point, NC
with a secret drawer at the top, over a fall-front desk, which opens to reveal a writing desk and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bassett Furniture Maple Wood Colonial Style Fall Front Secretary Desk
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bassett furniture maple wood colonial style fall front secretary desk. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century North American American Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple
Ethan Allen Georgian Court Cherrywood Queen Anne Fall Front Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Georgian court cherrywood Queen Anne fall front secretary desk. Item features a solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
English Mahogany Breakfront
Located in Charleston, SC
shelving, fall front desk, fitted interior lower cased drawers , and original brasses.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
$125,000
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretary
Located in Locust Valley, NY
French marble top burl wood secretary, 19th century, with ormolu mounts and round feet. Fall front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Marble
American Mahogany Fall Front Butler
s Desk. Baltimore, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany fall front butler's desk with oval satinwood string inlay, fitted interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
Late 18th Century Swedish Painted Bureau
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This late 18th century Swedish bureau features a fall front desk which opens to nine inner drawers
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Splendid Arts
Crafts Fall Front Bureau
Located in London, GB
A super quality fall front bureau with stylized floral inlays and copper hinges to the fall
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
French Directoire Mahogany Lady
s Fire Screen Fall Front Bureau or Writing Desk
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
and features a slanted front that opens up to an interior with leather lined writing surface and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid Century Deco Mahogany Inlay Tall Chest Dresser with Fall Front Writing Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern mahogany inlay tall chest dresser with fall front writing desk. Item features
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Impressive 18th Century Northern Italian Inlaid Bureau with Secretary Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
front desk. The desk is flanked on either side with drawers and opens to reveal 6 drawers and writing
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Olive, Walnut, Burl
Period 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish secretarie.
Fabulous period shape with a fall front desk opening to a useful
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Swedish secretary.
Fabulous period shape with a fall front desk opening to a useful
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Period 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretary
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Swedish bureau.
Dry scraped to secondary paint with reeded fall front desk opening to
Category
Antique 18th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Art Deco Style Fall Front Bureau
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
FRENCH ART DECO BUREAU
This exquisite fall front bureau showcases the exceptional quality of French
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Swedish Bureau
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish bureau.
With a fall front desk, opening to nine drawers this makes the
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Danish Rococo Period Secretaire
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
fall front desk opening to small drawers.
Further below is a set of three larger drawers.
Original
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
American Mahogany and Stenciled Secretary with Bookcase. NY Circa 1825
Located in Charleston, SC
maple interior, shelving, fall front desk, lower cabinet doors, and terminating on scrolled bracket feet
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Secretaires
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually small 19th century Gustavian cabinet / secretary with reeded doors and a fall front desk
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Pine
William IV Rosewood Wellington Secretary Chest
Located in Montreal, QC
William IV rosewood Wellington chest and fall front desk with mahogany fittings over four drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
carving. With a fall front desk opening to a useful workspace and six drawers, below with further
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century American Maple Secretary Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
eight compartments above four small drawers, above a fall front desk with a well-fitted interior over
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Bookcases
Materials
Maple
French Empire Brass Mounted, Light Walnut,
Ebonized Secretary, 1stq 19th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
front desk with a leather writing surface and interior shelving and secret drawers, with stylized brass
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Secretary from Skåne
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
decorated doors opening to storage. Below, a fall front desk opening to workspace and drawers and further
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
storage. With a fall front desk opening to writing space.
With drawers below two short and two long
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Early Swedish 19th Century Rococo Secretary
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
storage. With a fall front desk opening to writing space.
With drawers below two short and two long
Category
Antique 19th Century Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Flame Mahogany Semainier Seven Drawer Chest Secretaire
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
front and the original brass pulls. Fall-front desk with fitted bird's-eye maple interior concealed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
English Queen Anne Style Oak Antique Secretary Desk with Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
interior. The lower portion is the standard fall-front desk whereby a pair of lopers can be withdrawn from
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Painted Gustavian Swedish Bureaux Glazed Bookcase - White
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th century Swedish bureaux bookcase, displaying a pair of glazed doors, above a fall front
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Bookcases
Materials
Paint
19th Century Swedish Provincial Gustavian Secretary Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
doors opening to storage and old glass.
Fall front desk with workspace and storage drawers, below two
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Period Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
pediment cornice and serpentine fronted drawers, carved fall front desk with several small drawers and
Category
Antique 18th Century Scandinavian Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Wood, Paint
Unusually Small Period Gustavian Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
with a reeded design. Below, a fall front desk opens to four drawers, and below this, two further doors
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Charming Late 18th Century George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
to a shelved interior, the lower fall front desk fitted with small compartments and drawers with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
18th Century Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
another small door opens to further drawers. A fall front desk with six further drawers and two pigeon
Category
Antique 18th Century German Secretaires
Materials
Wood
$10,307
Period Secretary from Varmland Sweden
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
detailing.
Opening to shelved storage with a fall front desk with further diamond design. Opening to six
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Secretaire
Located in Charleston, SC
cornice and vitrine original glass bookcase, fall front desk with multiple small compartments over a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
18th Century Period Rococo Secretary
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
pediment, below two doors opening to shelf and drawer storage. This piece has a fall front desk opening to
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Secretaires
Materials
Wood
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Fall Front Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fall front desk for your home. A fall front desk — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. Find 78 options for an antique or vintage fall front desk now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fall front desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A fall front desk made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one fall front desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ethan Allen and Bassett Furniture produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Fall Front Desk?
The average selling price for a fall front desk at 1stDibs is $4,800, while they’re typically $695 on the low end and $70,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Fall Front Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A drop-front desk is usually called a secretary. Other names for this type of desk include writing cabinet, fall-front desk and secrétaire à abattant. The name secretary can be traced back to the 18th century when estate secretaries used the drop-front desks as workstations for paying bills and reconciling accounts. On 1stDibs, find a range of secretary desks.
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